Former BHS graduate wins international jewelry contest

Courtney Roberts, a 2005 graduate of Bluffton High School, has won an international contest for jewelry designer Debra Shepard in conjunction with Talenthouse.com

The contest reached 3,260,970 people and Roberts was the winning jewelry entry. Roberts will have her design produced and sold by Debra Shepard in specialty stores internationally.

“I am thrilled to be the contest winner for this wonderful contest,” she said. “And I am so glad to be a resident of a small town of South Carolina. This truly shows anyone and do anything they put their minds to.”

Roberts’ Tres Deseos Collection included a bracelet, earrings and a necklace.

Roberts is from Tillman, a community in Jasper County, and is a University of South Carolina graduate.

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